Stop Losing Stuff – One Simple Thing You Can Do
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Do you often forget where you put things down?
Do you then waste lots of time looking for them?
For many of us life is full and can be one big blur.
- You’re not aware of where you put your keys down on the way in the door to your home or office.
- On your way out the door, you’re thinking more about where you’re going for lunch then where you laid down that important contract .
- At the end of the day you’re tired and have no desire to think any more about work. You leave without writing down where you left off, and as a result, the next morning have no idea what to start off with.
Here’s a simple strategy I picked up as part of the wedding of my first marriage. Even though the marriage wasn’t so successful, I did learn a ton. One of my favorite lessons I found in The Groom’s Survival Manual
The whole wedding thing has a way of getting out of hand, and the book really helps a groom to…well, survive the whole hoopla. I just gave a copy to my brother who is getting married in June. Anyway, I digress. The book suggests that you take a mental snapshot of the moments you want to remember during your wedding and the accompanying hoopla. Otherwise, the whole weekend goes by in a blur and that’s how you remember it.
What does this have to do with absent-mindedly laying down important items?
Everything.
Go back to the examples above. What if you took a mental snapshot in those situations and brought clarity and focus to the moment?
The next time you want to remember where you put something, take a mental snapshot of it. Blink your eyes (like Samantha from Bewitched) and take a “mindshot”. You’ll be amazed at how well the image sticks in your memory allowing you to remember where you left the important item.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I will try this. I’ll have to remember to try this, I should say.
I’ll put a cup of coffee in the microwave and walk away, want coffee some time later and look high and low for that coffee cup! grrrrr
I’ll be hungry and put something in the nuker cooker, walk away and forget not only that I was hungry but that food was in the microwave till I find it the next day or later that night.
I am a mess because the list of things like this would take some time to compile. I spend so much energy focusing on not forgetting one thing that I forget the other things.
I read that the combination of postmenopausal symptoms enhance the ADHD experience four fold! That’s me and I can testify to it.
I am open to all advice and tips for creating organization in my life. Thanks
June 7th, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Scott,
It really works! I have been using this for years. I didn’t know others used it too. Great tip!
If only I could get my ADHD son to use it, I think his life would be less frustrating for him. Hey, he’s 18 and knows it all… right.
Thanks and keep the great advice coming.